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Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 21.8 to -2.7.

NVIDIA · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 21.8 to -2.7, ranking #203 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

  • overall performance matters — it scores 21.8 and ranks #203 on LLM Stats
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)

  • you are already invested in the Mistral AI ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
NVIDIA
Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
21.8
#203
-2.7
#364
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) · 1 for Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)

No common benchmarks found

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

1.0B diff

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) has 1.0B more parameters than Shieldstral 1.0 (3B), making it 33.3% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
4.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)
3.0Bparameters
4.0B
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
3.0B
Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Shieldstral 1.0 (3B) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) does not.

Shieldstral 1.0 (3B) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Shieldstral 1.0 (3B) uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16, while Shieldstral 1.0 (3B) was released on 2026-08-04.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 2 months newer than Shieldstral 1.0 (3B).

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

3 days ago

2mo newer
Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)

Aug 4, 2026

2 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Shieldstral 1.0 (3B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
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Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)
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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs Shieldstral 1.0 (3B).

Which is better, Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) or Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 21.8 to -2.7. Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is made by NVIDIA and Shieldstral 1.0 (3B) is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) compare to Shieldstral 1.0 (3B) in benchmarks?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) scores IFBench: 77.9%, GPQA: 72.4%, AA-LCR: 71.0%, SWE-Bench Verified: 59.5%, SciCode: 34.9%. Shieldstral 1.0 (3B) scores XSTest: 94.6%.

What are the main differences between Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (21.8 vs -2.7), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (OpenMDW License v1.1 vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is developed by NVIDIA and Shieldstral 1.0 (3B) is developed by Mistral AI.

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